, and there are no distinctions between my political life, my religious life, my civic life, my educational life- islam encompasses it all- and i don't have to make these distinctions that america forces us to make sometimes, or religion forces us to make. islam is a full way of life. we call it a religion, but the holy qur'an says, "we gave you islam as a religion, simply so you'll have some comparative level in which to put it." but actually, it's the very nature in which i was created. and when i started to learn about the nature in which i was created- and that happens to encompass the label of al-islam- it makes it even more exciting for us. i've enjoyed every moment of it, and i pray allah that i will die a muslim- every muslim does. >> dr. salam, let me just pick up quickly, and then we'll open it up to some questions, but there's a real sense in your wonderful talk here and in what we're understanding about islam of real inclusiveness- that it is all peoples. i'm sure there's some questions in mind in the class. i know you're also an associate of and know fairly well minister louis farrakhan- y
